WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led eleven colleagues in requesting answers from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) regarding Israel's practice of unilaterally declared mass evacuation orders in Lebanon and Iran, which likely contravene international law, in light of assertions from Israeli officials that American and Israeli forces are coordinating on military targeting actions in the current conflict in the Middle East. The letter comes ahead of congressional testimony by CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper.
"The Israeli practice of military exclusion or evacuation zones in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran
presents major risks of violating international law and has been l...